| Acronym | Meaning |
| CM | Configuration Mixing |
| SAMO | Simulated Ab Initio Molecular Orbital |
| IGT | Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
| SMC | Sheet Molding Compound |
| UCA | Unit Cell Approximation [simulation Method] |
| ODEX | Optical Dynamics Experiments |
| MGSA | Melanoma Growth Stimulatory Activity |
| QCDL | Quenched Cavity Dye Laser |
| PTX | Pertussis Toxin |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |